Experts say the American state of Hawaii has been invaded (入侵)by a small frog called the coqui (ko--kee). There may be millions of the small frogs in Hawaii. However, they do not belong there. They are normally found in the southeastern United States. The coqui frogs are harming Hawaii’s environment. And the extremely loud noise they make is causing problems for Hawaiian citizens and visitors.

The coqui invaders arrived in Hawaii about ten years ago. They were believed to have been brought in accidentally in shipments of plants from Florida. Their number has sharply increased. They have quickly spread around the Hawaii Islands hidden in plants.

The coqui is a brown frog about five centimeters long. During the day, the frogs hide in wet protected areas, such as under plant leaves. At night, the frogs move onto trees to feed, call to females and mates. The call of the male coqui sounds like. Ko kee! Ko kee!

In the southeastern United States, local people celebrate coqui frogs. But in Hawaii, the foreign frog has been considered as a harmful animal. The coqui frogs are a major danger to Hawaii’s environmental system. The frogs eat thousands of insects (昆虫)every night. These insects are important for the reproduction of plants. The insects also are important food for Hawaii’s native rare birds. The frogs also are affecting the tourism industry in Hawaii. Increasing numbers of hotels, visitors and local people have been annoyed by the loud calls made by male coqui frogs to female frogs. At night, the noise often makes it difficult for people to sleep.

The frogs do not have any natural enemies in Hawaii to reduce their population size. The warm weather permits them to lay eggs all year long. There are many efforts in Hawaii designed to stop the spread of the coqui. It is a crime to transport ,sell or release(释放)the frogs there.

The Hawaii Department of Agriculture is trying to find an effective chemical that can be safely used to kill the frogs. For now, the frogs may only be caught by hand. The Hawaii Department of Agriculture says the greatest danger to the economy and environment of the state is from harmful species, like the coqui.

The statement that can best summarize the main idea of the passage is         .

       A.the coqui invaders have seriously affected the tourism industry in Hawaii

       B.it is not permitted to transport, sell or release the coqui frogs in Hawaii

       C.the coqui invasion has serious effects on the economy and environment in Hawaii

       D.great efforts have been made by the Hawaii people to kill the coqui

The coqui frogs originally arrived in Hawaii            .

       A.by chance        B.at the request of all the local citizens

       C.as a gift           D.as goods demanded in the local market

Visitors to Hawaii don’t like the coqui frogs mainly because                 .

       A.they are a big danger to the environmental system there

       B.the loud noise made by the frogs bother their rest at night

       C.they affect the reproduction of the local plants and insects

       D.visitors could no longer see the native rare birds because of them

The two factors leading to the rapid spread of coqui frogs in Hawaii are           .

       A.the frogs’ habit and the environment in Hawaii

       B.the large number of the insects and the plants in Hawaii

       C.the geographic location of Hawaii and its tourism industry

       D.the warm weather there and the frogs’ lack of natural enemies

It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one day. Some visitors from the city arrived. The told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other place.

This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a batter future. But the dream didn’t last long.     

The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.

The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left.

Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job---eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.

Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.

From paragraph I we learn that the villagers __________.

A. were poor but somewhat content      B. dreamed of having a better life 

C. worked very hard for centuries        D. lived a different life from their forefathers 

Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

A. They needs money to buy medicine      B. The frogs were easy money .

C. They wanted to please the visitors    D. The frogs made too much noise

What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

A. there were too many insects           B. the crops didn’t do well

C. the visits brought in disease         D. the pesticides were overused

What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?

A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country                   

B. Health is more important than money

C. Good old day will never be forgotten                     

D. The harmony between man and nature is important.

If you are human, you can’t help but experience times when everything seems to be going wrong. You must also _ ▲__as if your life is completely out of control at times. It is during those “down times” that words of encouragement from family, friends, co-workers or_ ▲___strangers can boost(增强)your spirits. It is also during those _ ▲__that negative words can be devastating (毁灭性的) and sink you deeper and deeper into depression.

   For example, consider this story about a group of _39__who were traveling through the woods when _ ▲__of them fell into a deep pit(坑). All of the other frogs gathered around the _ ▲__.When they saw how _ ▲__the pit was, they told the two _ ▲__frogs they would never get out.

   The two frogs didn’t obey what other frogs said and tried to _ ▲__ out of the pit. The other frogs kept telling them not to jump, _ ▲__it was in vain. Finally, one of the frogs followed what the other frogs were saying and simply _ ▲__. He fell down and _ ▲__ The other frog continued to jump as _ ▲__as he could. Once again the crowd of frogs shouted at him to _ ▲__the pain. The more they _ ▲__, the harder he jumped and finally he _ ▲__to safety.

   When he _ ▲__, the other frogs asked him why he continued to jump when they were all _ ▲__him to simply quit. The frog _ ▲__to them that he was a little bit deaf. He thought they were _ ▲__him all the time.

1. A. think                 B. experience        C. seem               D. feel

2. A. so                    B. just           C. even          D. ever

3. A. processes          B. times         C. courses           D. practices

4. A. frogs                B. mice                 C. dogs         D. cats

5. A. two                  B. three          c.many                D. few   

6. A. hole              B. pit                    C. water            D. well

7. A. muddy            B. wide                 C. deep               D. long

8. A. uncomfortable B. unpleasant  C. unhappy      D. unfortunate

9. A. run                  B. walk          C. climb         D. jump

10. A. so                  B. as long as   C. because           D. although

11. A. gave out          B. gave up            C. gave away       D. gave off

12. A. died                B. wounded           C. destroyed   D. damaged

13. A. fast                B. hard                  C. easily         D. swiftly

14. A. help                B. ban                   C. forbid     D. stop

15. A. cried                     B. spoke               C. shouted            D. read

16. A. get it               B. forget it     C. use it         D. made it

17. A. turned out     B. kept out     C. got out             D. held out

18. A. taking to        B. shouting at        C. throwing at  D. speaking to    

19. A. explained       B. announced       C. introduced   D. told

20. A. encouraging  B. helping      C. pulling      D dragging


If you are human, you can’t help but experience times when everything seems to be going wrong and you feel as if your life is completely out of control. It is during those “down times” that words of encouragement from family, friends, co-workers or even strangers can lighten your spirits. It is also during those times that destructive words can sink you deeper and deeper into depression.
For example, consider this story about a group of frogs who were traveling through the woods when two of them fell into a deep pit (坑). All of the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the two unfortunate frogs they would never get out.
The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump out of the pit. The other frogs kept telling them to stop. Finally, one of the frogs took heed of what the other frogs were saying and simply gave up. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the pain. The more they shouted, the harder he jumped and finally he made it to safety.
When he got out, the other frogs asked him why he continued to jump when they were all shouting at him to simply quit. The frog explained to them that he was a little bit deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.
Every time you have a chance to say either something positive or negative to another human being, do choose the chance to say something positive! Don’t let those opportunities get away from you. Your words have a large amount of power. Use them wisely. You really never know just how much they can mean to someone else.
68. The first paragraph tells us that words play an important part especially when         .
A. we stay with our family, friends and co-workers
B. we hear strangers say something to us
C. we get through hard times in life
D. we make some big mistakes
69. The underlined phrase “took heed of ” had the similar meaning with “     ”.
A. acted according to            B. had some doubt
C. held on to                   D. got used to
70. The more they shouted, the harder he jumped and finally he made it to safety. That’s because        .
A. he struggled to prove that they were wrong  
B. he thought they were encouraging him
C. he was angry with what they said              
D. he didn’t want to let them down
71. After reading the passage, readers should learn a lesson that        .
A. we can use encouraging words to help others out 
B. having a positive attitude is important in life
C. never give up until we win   D. we must believe in ourselves rather than others

It was a village in India.The people were poor.Howeverthey were not unhappy.After alltheir forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one daysome visitors from the city arrived.They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs.Howeverthey did not have enough frogs of their ownand so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.

This seemed like money for nothing.There were millions of frogs in the fields aroundand they were no use to the villagers.All they had to do was catch them.Agreement was reachedand the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs.Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money.For the first timethe people were able to dream of a better future.But the dream didn’t last long.

The change was hardly noticed at firstbut it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well.More worrying was that the children fell ill more oftenandthere seemed to be more insects around lately.

The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak.They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines.Soon there was no money left.

Then the people realized what was happening.It was the frog.They hadn’t been useless.They had been doing an important job—eating insects.Now with so many frogs killedthe insects were increasing more rapidly.They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.

Nowthe people are still poor.But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs.These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.

(2010·辽宁,A)

1.From Paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers ________.

Aworked very hard for centuries

Bdreamed of having a better life

Cwere poor but somewhat content

Dlived a different life from their forefathers

2.Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

AThe frogs were easy money.

BThey needed money to buy medicine.

CThey wanted to please the visitors.

DThe frogs made too much noise.

3.What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

AThe crops didn’t do well.

BThere were too many insects.

CThe visitors brought in diseases.

DThe pesticides were overused.

4.What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?

AHappiness comes from peaceful life in the country.

BHealth is more important than money.

CThe harmony between man and nature is important.

DGood old days will never be forgotten.

 

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